Bonnyrigg · Suburb / Locality

Income in Bonnyrigg

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly pay in Bonnyrigg has remained well below state and national levels. The typical family earns $1,463 a week, which is far lower than the New South Wales figure. This gap is seen across all income measures in the area.

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📍 Bonnyrigg, Suburb / Locality

Where Bonnyrigg sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,393 ▲ +32.5%
  • $500–$607: 251 areas
  • $607–$714: 144 areas
  • $714–$821: 425 areas
  • $821–$929: 720 areas
  • $929–$1,036: 656 areas
  • $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
  • $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
  • $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
  • $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
  • $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
  • $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
  • $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
  • $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
  • $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
  • $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
  • $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
  • $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
  • $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
  • $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
  • $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
  • $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
  • $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
  • $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
  • $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
  • $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
  • $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
  • $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
  • $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bonnyrigg — lower than 60% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Bonnyrigg$1,393
2177, NSW $1,571
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical household weekly income is $1,393, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal earnings are even lower, with the typical person in Bonnyrigg bringing in $486 a week, far below the $805 seen across Australia.

$486 ▲ +42.9%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $340
  • 2016: $427
  • 2021: $486

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,393 ▲ +32.5%

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,051
  • 2016: $1,196
  • 2021: $1,393

Median total household income per week.

$1,463 ▲ +40.1%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,044
  • 2016: $1,236
  • 2021: $1,463

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here; only 3.2% of people earn over $2,000 a week, which is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with the wider household trend, where only 15.1% of homes earn $3,000 or more weekly, far below the New South Wales average.

Household income distribution

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Bonnyrigg splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 20%.

Personal income distribution

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In Bonnyrigg, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Bonnyrigg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10469/bonnyrigg/topic/income